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Smith-Corona Extras

Today my wife, our son and I (and some very good friends) all chipped in to clean out my mother-in-law’s attic. It was a dusty, sneezy affair. Most of the crumbling cardboard and contents were thrown out, but due diligence unearthed a few gems. Herein I give you the SMITH-CORONA TEN DAY TOUCH TYPING COURSE.

I really like the wistful, faraway smile that either says, “Gosh, I hope to land a dead-end job soon, typing for some misogynistic boss”, or the more likely, “Gosh, I hope Brad gets here soon in his father’s Corvette so we can make out at the Drive-In and drink a six pack.”

In December of 2015 I posted information on a typewriter found at my M-I-L’s house, the Smith-Corona Super 12 Electric. Along with the dated receipt (of 1981) was a card promising the swell deal of a 5 record typing course for just $7.95 + sales tax. I was seriously considering mailing the card out, but I’m so happy I didn’t! Apparently, the good folks at Dahlkemper’s Department Store just threw in the box set – for free!

Here I have discovered the later cover for the very same 5 record set. In the sixties they sprung for color printing, but by the time we get to the mid seventies, A simple walnut veneer on the record player, a typewriter update and a fashion change would suffice.

Obviously she’s typing changes for a theater production just about to go up.

In the seventies it’s down to business.

In the sixties, Janet is still thinking about Brad.

The 5 Columbia records in my possession are in mint condition. It appears that many before us decided that since we have two index fingers, why subject all of our digits to such torture? ~TH~